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Hydroxychloroquine is associated with slower viral clearance in clinical COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate disease: A retrospective study

2020-05-02 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThere is conflicting data regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in COVID-19 hospitalized patients ObjectiveTo assess the efficacy of HCQ in increasing SARS-CoV-2 viral clearance DesignRetrospective observational study SettingCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ParticipantsHospitalized adult patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection InterventionNone MeasurementsThe primary outcome was the time from a confirmed positive nasopharyngeal swab to turn negative. A negative nasopharyng...

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